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What life is like on ODSP

What life is like on ODSP

FromThis Matters


What life is like on ODSP

FromThis Matters

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jun 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Guests: Trevor Manson, co-chair ODSP Action Coalition, and Anne Jensen, mental health and disability advocate Ontario’s Disability Support Program (ODSP), which provides income and employment support to people with disabilities, has been criticized by advocates for being out of touch with economic realities. The most a single person can receive through ODSP is $1,169 per month, or $14,028 annually. That’s about 30 per cent below the province’s poverty line of roughly $20,000. The Ford government has promised a modest ODSP boost of 5 percent, but is it anywhere near to the skyrocketing cost of living in this province? We ask two people on ODSP what it’s like to get by on so little. This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Alexis Green and Matthew Hearn
Released:
Jun 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.